Friday, December 26, 2008

Song of the Day: Double bill: The Killers - When You Were Young and Mr. Brightside

Happy Boxing Day 2008! Always a bit of a relief to get Christmas out of the way :)

2 songs from The Killers today - lyrics are below...

I know next to nothing about this band but I like their tunes.

When You Were Young:

Mr. Brightside:

Lyrics:

When You Were Young

You sit there in your heartacheWaiting on some beautiful boy tosave you from your old waysYou play forgivenessWatch it now ... here he comes!

He doesn't look a thing like JesusBut he talks like a gentlemanLike you imagined when you were young

Can we climb this mountainI don't knowHigher now than ever beforeI know we can make it if we take it slowLet's take it easyEasy now, watch it go

We're burning down the highway skylineOn the back of a hurricane that started turningWhen you were youngWhen you were young

And sometimes you close your eyesand see the place where you used to liveWhen you were young

They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweetYou don't have to drink right nowBut you can dip your feetEvery once in a little while

You sit there in your heartacheWaiting on some beautiful boy toTo save you from your old waysYou play forgivenessWatch it now here he comes

He doesn't look a thing like JesusBut he talks like a gentlemanLike you imagined when you were young(He talks like a gentlemen, like you imagined when)When you were young

I said he doesn't look a thing like JesusHe doesn't look a thing like JesusBut more than you'll ever know

Mr. Brightside

I'm coming out of my cageAnd I’ve been doing just fineGotta gotta be downBecause I want it allIt started out with a kissHow did it end up like this?It was only a kiss, it was only a kissNow I’m falling asleepAnd she’s calling a cabWhile he’s having a smokeAnd she’s taking a dragNow they’re going to bedAnd my stomach is sickAnd it’s all in my headBut she’s touching his chestNow, he takes off her dressNow, letting me go

And I just can’t look - it's killing meAnd taking controlJealousy, turning saints into the seaTurning through sick lullabies [acoustic version of the song says: "Swimming through sick lullabies"]Choking on your alibisBut it’s just the price I payDestiny is calling meOpen up my eager eyes‘Cause I’m Mr Brightside

I’m coming out of my cageAnd I’ve been doing just fineGotta gotta be downBecause I want it allIt started out with a kissHow did it end up like this?It was only a kiss, it was only a kissNow I’m falling asleepAnd she’s calling a cabWhile he’s having a smokeAnd she’s taking a dragNow they’re going to bedAnd my stomach is sickAnd it’s all in my headBut she’s touching his chestNow, he takes off her dressNow, letting me go

'Cause I just can’t look - it's killing meAnd taking controlJealousy, turning saints into the seaTurning through sick lullabies [acoustic version of the song says: "Swimming through sick lullabies"]Choking on your alibisBut it’s just the price I payDestiny is calling meOpen up my eager eyes‘Cause I’m Mr Brightside